Penn beat NJIT 54-53 on Thursday night. This was no ordinary win. This was the 1,700th win for the program. The Quakers are the 11th NCAA Division I program to achieve the milestone. You can read more about Penn Men’s Basketball milestone wins here.

The Palestra

The win was especially timely because it occurred on January 17th, 2013, Ben Franklin’s 307th birthday. Happy birthday, Ben!